*Cratloe’s Conor McGrath. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It’s nearing a decade now since Cratloe’s last taste of senior championship glory and while they should have added to their historic 2014 county hurling and football double, four county final de-feats (two in hurling and two in football) along with a host of agonising semi-final exits have only …
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*The CDSL Committee. Photograph: John Mangan BANK HOLIDAYS in Easter and October will be kept free of local soccer fixtures while seven days notice will have to be given for any play-off ties following motions passed at the annual general meeting of the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL).
*Ballyea’s talisman, Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill While their second successive Canon Hamilton trophy success last October was a historic breakthrough for Ballyea, one would have to search back half a century to find the last time that a Clare club managed to garner a three-in-a-row of county senior crowns.
*Kilmaley’s Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Since the draw was made and the fixtures quickly deciphered, the opening round derby between back-to-back holders Ballyea and then Clare Cup champions Kilmaley easily stood out from the pack as the tie of the first weekend.
*Darragh O’Shea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Any thoughts of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield gradually assimilating themselves back at senior level quickly evaporated last month when pooled in the dreaded group of death alongside back-to-back county champions Ballyea, then reigning Clare Cup champions Kilmaley, 2021 county finalists Inagh-Kilnamona and 2020 intermediate winners Scariff.
Clare’s Abbie Cahill feeling the pressure from Antrim’s Enya Neeson and Leah Stewart. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography. Nothing was going to stop Antrim from securing a historic first ever All-Ireland U-16 C title at the expense of Clare on Sunday.
*St Joseph’s Miltown captain, Enda O’Gorman. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill They left it late but better late than never for St Joseph’s Miltown to snatch the Garry Cup honours for the first time in 18 years after a compelling extra-time battle with St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield.
*Tulla’s victorious U15 hurlers and management. A scorching second half surge saw Tulla complete an eleven point turnaround to capture the prestigious Under 15B hurling silverware over Crusheen/Tubber.
A Conor Gleeson goal at the death finally brushed off the obstinate challenge of Ballyea as Sixmilebridge cemented a second Under 15A crown in three years in Cusack Park.
*Sean Cotter, Cormac Murphy, Fionn Hickey and Sean O’Gorman. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A FIRST Clare Cup crown since 1995 was the perfect end to O’Callaghan’s Mills weekend of celebration to mark the centenary of the official opening of Hamilton Park in Kilkishen.